Grover Crowell

Grover Crowell [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Gravely wounded by mortar fire on Feb 19 on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Died a week later aboard a hospital ship. Burial in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery at the foot of Mt. Suribachi. Memorial service at Indian Trail Methodist Church in May, 1948. Newprint says internment at Sharon Memorial Park.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: Charlotte News 4-7-45

Biographical Notes:

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry

Date of Birth:

2/5/1924

Education Details:

Indian Trail High School

Family Details:

Mr. & Mrs. James M. (Alice J.) Crowell - Rt. 2/ Indian Trail, Matthews, NC Billy Joe Crowell - Matthews, NC, Dwight H. Crowell - Charlotte, NC, Gladys Crowell - Mare Island, CA, Herbert Crowell - U. S. Merchant Marine, James K. Crowell - Matthews, NC, Mrs. Catherine Collie - Charlotte, NC, Ware D. Crowell - Charlotte, NC, Worth B. Crowell - U. S. Army Sally Crowell of Matthews - grandmother

First Name:

Grover

KIA / MIA Place:

Iwo Jima, Japan

KIA Date:

2/26/1945

Last Name:

Crowell

Middle Name:

Bernard

Military Details:

Camp LeJeune, Camp Pendleton, New River, NC, Parris Island, SC, Oceanside & San Diego, CA, Hawaii, Iwo Jima, Japan

Military Rank:

Corporal

Source:

newsprint and family information

Military Unit:

5th Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: